Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 8:55 AM CST (14:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-23 14:55:11 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.350° N, 97.346° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.55 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 85
  2. 1.6Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.75 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.94 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.810 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.113 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.05 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.612 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.06 km SSW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1316 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.62 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.68 km SW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.74 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.73 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.26 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.84 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.1Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.55 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.65 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.64 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.2Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.06 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.02 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.0Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.16 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.611 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.2Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.62 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.84 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.54 km NE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.66 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023bpip. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.